After Guilford

Mandy Satterfield ’12, graduate with a major in Accounting, is working as an Accounts Payroll Manager at H.M. Kern.

Toby Akinsola ’11, graduate with a major in Accounting and a minor in Business, has been admitted to the Master of Accounting program at North Carolina State University.

Grady Gamble ’12, graduate with a double-major in African American Studies and Sociology/Anthropology,is working as a recreation specialist with the Boys & Girls Club of Harford County.

Rebecca Nicholson ’11, graduate with a double-major in Art and French, received a fellowship to teach in Toulouse, France.

Jenn Abelin ’09, graduate with a major in Biology and minor in Chemistry, was accepted to graduate programs in Chemistry at Cornell University, Emory University, University of Virginia and University of Pittsburgh.

Quantina White ’11, graduate with a major in Business Management and a minor in Dance, interned at The White House, Washington D.C., where she worked in the Department of Treasury as a Special Events Assistant.

Sarah Munro ’09, graduate with majors in German, International Studies, and Political Science and a minor in International Business Management, was accepted into graduate programs at Central European University as well as the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy at University of Erfurt. Sarah is pursuing a Masters Degree in International Relations & European Studies at Central European University, where she received a scholarship and a living stipend.

Michael Iglesia '08, graduate with a double-major in Chemistry and Mathematics, is currently enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the M.D./Ph.D. program.

Ryan Vary ’09, graduate with a major in Chemistry and minor in Physics, was accepted to graduate programs in Chemistry at Brown University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Virginia and Georgetown University.

Meisha McDaniel ’09, graduate with a major in community and justice studies and a minor in non-profit management, is pursuing a joint MBA/MA in Public Policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to this she was a Fellow at the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Prior to that position, she researched community-scale energy efficiency and renewable generation through Climate Corps Bay Area, an innovative AmeriCorps pilot program with the Marin Community Foundation in Novato, California. Before going to the Marin Community Foundation, she was awarded a Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship, which allowed her to work with two nonprofits in the Washington, DC area (Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and DC Hunger Solutions), crafting local and national policy analysis and recommendations.

Sarah Demarest '09, graduate with a major in community and justice studies, is Co-Director and Staff Attorney with the Freedom Center for Social Justice - LGBT Law Center and received a JD from the Charlotte School of Law in May 2013.

Tiffany Kallam '12, graduate with a major in community and justice studies, is coordinating the Guilford College Higher Education in Prison Initiative. Based on her work to develop the Guilford College Higher Education in Prison Initiative, Tiffany was recently selected to receive the William C. Friday Fellowship in Human Relations awarded by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Tiffany received a Master of Law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law in May 2013.

Claire Massagee ’12, graduate with a major in Computing and Information Technology, is the Data Director for the NCGOP's Victory Campaign, where she is in charge of database management and the development of the many and varied reports regarding everything from voter data to survey results.

Dana Sullivan ’08, graduate with a double-major in Computing and Information Technology and English and a minor in Math for Sciences, previously worked as a Programmer for University of California Davis Veterinary Genetics Lab and is now a Web Content Editor for the organization Yes on Gay Marriage, located in Sacramento, CA.

Sharon Dunmore ’14, is pursuing a JD at Elon University Law School.

Wendy Mailey '10, is Director of Governmental Affairs for the Winston-Salem, NC Chamber of Commerce.

Jason Brent ’10, graduate with a double-major in Mathematics and Economics, will be pursuing his Ph.D. at UNC-Chapel Hill, where he received a scholarship and a living stipend.

Kaitlin Shimansky ’09, graduate with a major in Economics and a minor in Political Science, has been admitted to and offered scholarships from law schools at Tulane University and Elon University.

Anna Freeman-Woolpert ’12, graduate with a double-major in Education Studies and French, is teaching English in France.

Matthew Sinclair ’11, graduate with a major in Education Studies, is pursuing a Master’s degree in Higher Education Administration at Vanderbilt University.

Elizabeth Farquhar ’12, graduate with a major in English and minors in Communications and Anthropology, is editing and writing sports for NCAA.com.

Chris Crocker ’11 graduate with a major in English and a minor in Education Studies, published a poem, “God,” in the Spring 2010 issue of Lake Effect. Upon graduation, she received a Dorothy Lloyd Gilbert Award to teach underserved populations in Honduras.

Josh Lewis ’08, graduate with a major in Environmental Studies, is pursuing a Ph.D. in Systems Ecology at Stockholm University in Sweden.

Jacob Bright ’10, graduate with a double-major in Health Science and Sports Medicine and a minor in Chemistry, has received a full 100% tuition medical school scholarship and a living stipend from the Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) awarded by the United States Army. Jacob will be attending the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) and has an interest in the medical specialties of neurology, orthopedics, and family medicine.

Lenore Spransy ’09, graduate with a double major in Exercise and Sport Science and Health Science, is pursuing a Ph.D. in Exercise Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Cynthia Fisher-Lee '12, graduate now an accountant for HPEV in Orange Park, Fla.

Rebekah Burlason ’12, graduate with a double-major in Forensic Biology and Criminal Justice, and a minor in Psychology, is a crime scene technician with the High Point Police Department in High Point, NC.

Eric Campbell ’10, graduate with a major in French and minor in Visual Arts-Photography, is serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Madagascar.

Rachel Aseltine '10, graduate with a major in French and a minor in Visual Arts-Art History, received a teaching fellowship sponsored by the French Ministry of Education in Reims, France. The program works to improve English-language education in France and to encourage the French/American cultural exchanges.

Nathan Lyons ’09, graduate with a major in Geology and a minor in Integrated Science, was admitted into the graduate program in Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences at North Carolina State University.

Jennifer Fierro ’08, graduate with a major in Geology and minors in Integrated Science and German Language and Society, is pursuing a Master’s of Science Program at Coastal Carolina at the Center for Marine and Wetland Studies.

Kaycee Ingram ’12, graduate with a double-major in German Studies and International Studies-Europe, has a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship for 2012-2013 in Germany.

Ryan Sanders ’12, graduate with a double-major in German Studies and International Studies-Europe, earned a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship in Austria.

Sara Waitsman ’11, graduate with a double major in Health Sciences and Psychology, was admitted into a graduate program in Physical Therapy at Duke University.

Emily Ferris '10, graduate with a double-major in Health Sciences and French and a minor in English-Writing, earned a teaching fellowship sponsored by the French Ministry of Education in Besançon, France. The program works to improve English-language education in France and to encourage the French/American cultural exchanges. Emily also published a poem "Saturday, November 3rd" in Prick of the Spindle, Vol. 3.2. She also published a poem “Philadelphia Calls Seattle and Forgets to Listen” in Paradigm’s Mitchell Issue.

Meredith Ward ’10, graduate with a major in History and a minor in German Language and Society, was awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship to Germany in Teaching English as a Foreign Language.

Daniel Hood ’11, graduate with a major in History and a minor in Medieval/Early Modern Studies, has been admitted into a graduate program in Irish History at Boston College.

Mary Luong ’08, graduate with a major in Integrative Studies and a minor in Psychology, is enrolled in a Doctoral program at North Carolina State University.

Jonathan Richter ’10, graduate with double-major in International Studies and Music, was awarded the 2012-13 Fulbright Scholarship for ethnomusicology research in China.

Caroline Corbett ’12, graduate with a major in International Studies and minor in German Language & Society, is pursuing a master’s degree in music from Zurich University of the Arts.

Alison MacKenzie '10, graduate working as a programmer and game designer for Games Omniverse. MacKenzie has written for the role playing game Pathfinder, published short fiction in magazines such as Insomnia Press and Innsmouth Free Press. MacKenzie also wrote content for AreaNet.

Brendan Lynch ’11, graduate with a major in Music and a minor in Education Studies, is pursuing a graduate program in Guitar Performance at the University of South Carolina, where he was awarded a teaching assistantship.

Helen Gushue ’11, graduate with a major in Music and a double-minor in English and Philosophy, is working for Teach for America.

Garrett FitzGerald ’08, graduate with a double-major in peace and conflict studies and religious studies, received his Master of Theological Studies, with a focus on religion, ethics, and politics from Harvard Divinity School in 2010. He is currently serving as a development associate with International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War in Boston, MA.

Chelsea Hornick-Becker ’09, graduate with a major in peace and conflict studies, was admitted to the University of Bradford’s graduate program in African peace and conflict studies.

Cyle Barber ’11, graduate with a major in Philosophy, was admitted into the American University School of Law.

Jonathan Poe ’08, graduate with a triple-major in Physics, Computer Information Technology and German, is working at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory.

Elise Weaver ’09, graduate with a major in Physics and minor in Astronomy, obtained a masters in Astrophysics at Applachian State University is now working as a lab instructor at Bowdoin College in the physics department.

Dana Hamdan ’11, graduate with a major in Political Science and minors in European History and Sociology, was admitted into New York University for a masters program in Educational Leadership, Policy and Advocacy.

Trevor Corning ’10, graduate with a major in Political Science and a minor in Economics, is working with Brookings Executive Education in Washington, D.C., assisting with the logistics of their public policy programs.

Martha OrHai ’10, graduate with a double-major in Sociology & Anthropology and English and minors in European History and Women’s Studies, plans to study Hebrew and sustainable agriculture in Israel and complete a fellowship with a Jewish retreat center.

Philip Kennedy ’10, graduate with a double-major in Spanish and Peace & Conflict Studies, is the U.S. Coordinator of the Migrant Resource Center – Fronteras de Cristo program in Aguaprieta, Sonors, Mexico.

Saron Smith-Hardin ’09, graduated with a double-major in Spanish and International Studies and a minor in Peace & Conflict Studies, started a non-profit in Guatemala that works to alleviate malnutrition, hunger illness and poverty.

Mike Costa ’09, graduate with a major in Sports Management and a minor in Business Management, is Assistant Director of Football and Video Administration with the Big East Conference after completing his Master’s degree in Sports Management at Florida State University.

Ben Strong ’08, graduate with a major in Sports Management and a minor in Business Management, is playing basketball for the NBA Developmental League in Iowa after playing pro basketball in Israel.

Hans Meyer ’99, graduate is the founder and Artistic Director of the immediate theatre project in Asheville, NC. After earning his Theatre Studies degree from Guilford College, he spent time in his hometown of Atlanta, taking on the roles of Hamlet and Romeo and directing The Merchant of Venice with Theatre Noble. Hans has worked with New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, New York’s Metropolitan Youth Theatre, and The School of the Art Institute of Chicago at Prop Theatre. He is currently developing Common People, a new rock musical based on Britpop band Pulp’s landmark, Mercury Award-winning album Different Class.

Burke Brown ’00, graduate who is a professional lighting designer. After graduating from Guilford College he received an MFA in design from the Yale Schoolof Drama. His recent designs include: The Brothers Size (NYSF-Public Theater, NYC; The Studio Theatre, DC; The Abbey Theater, Dublin); Going Down Swingin’ (NY Musical Theater Festival), The Marriage of Fiagro (University of Maine), The Song for New York: What Women Do While Men Sit Knitting (Mabou Mines, Associate Designer); Lulu (Yale Rep); The Flight of Icarus (Soho Think Tank); Richard III, In the Red & Brown Water by Tarell Alvin McCraney, Layla & Majnun, The Real Thing, MSN Dream (Yale School of Drama).

Marissa Dungan '12, graduate with a major in Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies works as the Meal Distribution Coordinator at DC Central Kitchen through a program called AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps. Dungan worked with 88 social service agencies to coordinate the daily distribution of 5,000 meals.

Hannah Christianson '13, graduate with a major in Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies works at the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) in Washington, D.C. as part of a reproductive justice team to create an intersectional approach to women's issues and the arguments surrounding reproductive rights. Christianson is responsible for outreach to both secular and religious organizations, as well as creating a reproductive justice advocacy community within UUA.